Carpet-stretcher and tack driver and extractor



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G. P. KOLB. CARPET STRETOHER AND TACK DRIVER AND EXTRAGTOIR. No. 365.823. Patented July 5, 1887..

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GEORGE F. KOLB, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 865,823, dated July 5, 1887.

Application filed December 23, 1855. Serial No. 186,527.

.To all whom it may concern.-

tially as hereinafter described, whereby carsaid hammer being fitted to a stock,

the hammer and the carpet-stretcher.

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. KOLB, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carpet Stretchers and Tack Drivers and Extractors, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which r Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a carpet-stretcher, 820., embodying my inven tion. Fig. 1 represents a sectional view of a portion of the stretcher in line 00 00, Fig. 1, on an enlarged-scale.

Simil ar letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the two figures.

My invention consists of a device, substanpets may be stretched and tacks driven.

It also consists of a combined carpetstretch-' er, tackdriver, and tack-extractor.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a plunger or sliding hammer, which is constructed of a rod or bar of any suitable material, the lower end whereof or head A is formed of magnetic iron or other metal, the B, which in Fig l is tubular. 0 represents a carpet-stretcher, which is formed with a-toothed edge, D, at its lower end and connected at its upper end with the stock B,whereby the latterforms a handle for The upper end of the stretcher is tubular, in order to permit the passage of the hammer therethrough. The main portion of the stretcher is open, so that access is had to the head of the hammer for feeding the same with tacks, which, as is evident, will be held by their heads by attraction, the points being in advance. The stock is provided with a knob, 13", at its upper end for convenience of handling the implement, and carries a spring, E, which presses against the hammer for forcibly depressing the same, although it is evident that the hammer may be dropped by gravity. Connected with the hammer is a handle or knob, F, whereby the hammer may be set preparatory to operation, and the upper end of the stretcher or any portion of the (No model.)

1 stock has an L-shaped slot, F, in order to receive said knob and hold the hammer in 01) erative position. When the parts are in po sition shown in Fig. 1, the carpet may be conveniently and effectively stretched, and when this is accomplished the knob F is released, whereby the hammer drops, and carrying the tack with it, drives it into the carpet. The

plied to the head thereof, after which the opmay be repeated. The serrated end of the stretcher is angular, forming a flange, G, which serves as a tack-extractor. The teeth of the flange are inserted under the head of a driven tack, and by operating the stock, using the bend of the flange as a fulcrum, the tack will be easily and quickly lifted or extracted.

I am aware that it is notnew to construeta combined carpet stretcher and tack driver having a tubular stock with prongs and a which handle slides on said stock, the said plunger operating to drive the tack, and such I do not claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A combined carpet stretcher, tack driver and extractor having a stretcher with a bent lower portion having a serrated edge and an Lshaped slotted upper portion,ahandle work ing in a tubular stock secured to the stretcher, said handle having a knob adapted to rest in said slot when the handle is raised, and a spring adapted to operate said handle, sub stantially as described.

2. In a combined carpet-stretcher and tackdriver, the stretcher having the L-shaped slot F, and provided with a tubular stock having knob 13', in combination with the sliding ham- GEORGE F, KOLB.

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JOHN A. WIEDERSLIEIM, A. '1. GRANT.

hammer is again raised and another tack applunger operated by a spring within a handle,.

eration of carpet-stretching and tack-driving mer A, having knob F, the magnetic head A, and spring E, located in said stock be- 

